WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: U.S. President Joe Biden concludes his address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. The president addressed reasons for abruptly ending his run for a second term after initially rejecting calls from some top Democrats to do so, and outlined what he hopes to accomplish in his remaining months in office. (Photo by Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)
After President-elect Donald Trump‘s victory, experts have expressed serious doubts about the future of the Biden Administration’s commitments to cutting planet-warming pollution.
“This is obviously a difficult result to stomach for those of us who care about our democracy as well as healthy communities and a safe and livable planet for our children,” said Sam Rickets, a former aide to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) is a leading climate hawk.
Scientists have warned that 2024 could be the hottest year on record. The global ocean temperature broke records, causing a devastating Atlantic hurricane season. The climate disasters in 2024 have been an indicator of the consequences of rising temperatures.
A recent United Nations report urged global leaders to take immediate action on the global climate-warming gases. Meanwhile, Trump has pledged to unleash fossil fuel development, cut pollution regulations and dismantle President Joe Biden‘s climate agenda.
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Trump has promised to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, a nonbinding pact to cut emissions driving up temperatures. His presidential victory comes as international climate negotiators meet in Azerbaijan, where countries will work on a new target for climate aid expected to exceed $1 trillion annually.
Without contributions from the U.S., other countries may not increase funding, making emissions cuts harder to achieve. Trump has often shrugged off the effects of climate change on the environment and people.
Trump has also pledged to repeal Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which funnels hundreds of billions of dollars into greening the economy. A Republican Senate and House will likely back him.
Trump is expected to follow his first-term example and appoint climate deniers to agencies responsible for climate research, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Energy Department, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA.
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